New Delhi: Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma and Pakistan captain Babar Azam were spotted having a candid conversation ahead of their Asia Cup 2022 mega clash in Dubai on August 28, Sunday. It was during the training session of both the teams when the two batting legends got a chance to chit-chat. The video of conversation between Babar and Rohit was posted by Pakistan Cricket Board’s official Twitter handle. Rohit can be heard telling Babar Azam that he should get married. Rohit Sharma says, “bhai, shaadi kar lo’ to which Babar replies ‘nhi, abhi nhi’.
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This is not the first time India and Pakistan players interacted ahead of their highly-anticipated Asia Cup 2022 match. Many videos have gone viral on social media in which players from both India and Pakistan can be seen meeting and greeting each other.
Earlier, a video had gone viral on social media featuring Pakistani bowler Shaheen Afridi getting greeted by Indian team players, including Virat Kohli, on Thursday night as the teams made their way to the training sessions.
The Indian players approached Shaheen when they saw him sitting by the fence of a practice venue and spoke about his injuries and recovery.
Stars align ahead of the #AsiaCup2022 🤩
A high-profile meet and greet on the sidelines 👏 pic.twitter.com/c5vsNCi6xw
India Squad for Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup: Babar Azam (C), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain